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megalopolis

A Dictionary of Sociology | 1998 | | Copyright

megalopolis In ancient Greek, a large planned town. Used by Lewis Mumford (The Culture of Cities, 1940) to refer to a great metropolis growing uncontrollably, and now to denote a very large, functionally interconnected system of cities and suburbs. See also CONURBATION; METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREA.

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megalopolis

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Copyright

megalopolis. Very large urban region formed of a metropolis that has far outgrown itself and swallowed many towns and villages, or a series of metropoleis that have joined up (e.g. the urban sprawl between Washington, DC and NYC).

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Eldredge (ed.) (1967);
L. Mumford (1938, 1946, 1961)

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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "megalopolis." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Megalópolis

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Megalópolis, Greece Founded c.370 bc after the Battle of Leuctra as a ‘Great City’, from megalos ‘great’ and polis, in Arcadia, populated by the transfer of the inhabitants of 40 surrounding villages, to oppose Sparta. It is now little more than a village itself.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Megalópolis." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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megalopolis

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

meg·a·lop·o·lis / ˌmegəˈläpələs/ • n. a very large, heavily populated city or urban complex.

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megalopolis

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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